Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists are trying to develop a vaccine that will reduce the amount of methane-producing microbes in cows’ stomachs The fight ...

New research suggests that breeding dairy cows to fart less -- and, therefore, release less methane -- could cut down on greenhouse gases. No need to make a stink: Controlling bovine flatulence could ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – With all the concerns about Climate Change, you’ve probably heard that cows are major cud-tributors to the problem. According to UC Davis research, cattle are udderly the worst ...

When thinking about Jeff Bezos' next major investment, visions of space exploration, artificial intelligence, or renewable energy often come to mind. However, the Amazon founder has taken an ...

A Republican lawmaker made an unusual suggestion during a public hearing Thursday on a bill that could lead to taxing the methane emissions of cows. He asked — what if the state studied and ...

The cow’s amazing ability to sustain itself by eating nothing but grass is one of the marvels of nature, but it comes at a cost. As grass ferments in the rumen — one of four compartments in the animal ...

Before the milk gets to the creamery, the cows have to cut the cheese. A group of House Democrats in Washington have smelt this contribution to climate change, and have dealt a proposal to measure it.

On the front lines of combating climate change, one innovative startup is making significant strides in reducing methane emissions from livestock. The company is called Rumin8, which develops feed ...

Scientists in New Zealand are breeding sheep to fart and burp less to curb climate-devastating greenhouse gas emissions. Agricultural researchers near Christchurch are breaking ground on breaking wind ...

A new study from North Carolina State University shows that methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is largely generated in the soils below standing dead trees in so-called ghost forests, or coastal forests ...